Though the world and its inhabitants were saved, the Gods of this world remain absent.
This world needs new gods to guide it towards survival.
In our Dreams, the Calamity of this world has been rewound.
This world will face the start of its calamity again very soon, however, this time without the old Gods. We must hurry to cement your place among the stars.
Fortunately, though an escape into The Realm of Dreams is not without risk, it also presents to us unique opportunities.
The Gods of the material plane are limited in their interactions with humans. It is very costly to create direct changes to the world without having to go through a physical medium, an item or, an Avatar.
Fortunately for us, this world no longer resides within the material plane. The World Spirit and all its inhabitants now reside within the Realm of Dreams. Though due to the solid structure of understanding that the inhabitants and the World Spirit have has allowed it to mostly remain the same, Its inhabitants and the World Spirit itself now can create tangible changes to the world from their dreams alone.
We'll be using these principles to fast track your appointment to Godhood. However. even though Gods will now find it much easier to affect the world below them, without recognition from the World Spirit or the spirits of its inhabitants, you will not be able to become more than just a whisper.
In order to gain recognition from this world and its inhabitants, you'll need to influence it. The type of influence is up to you, though I hope it will be something good and empowering for humanity.
As gods, your words and actions will have weight. They WILL influence this world and its inhabitants, for better or for worse. If you are recognised by them it will impact the type of God you become, the ownership you have over this world and the ease of which you may influence things in the future.
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Thus, it's important to use words and actions that symbolize and represent the type of God you want to become, not only the morality you wish to be associated with, but the actual domains which you wish to have influence over, the forms which you wish to gain access to, and the personalities you wish to be received by.
If you wish to be a God of fire... then be like fire.
That will make it easier for you to have influence over such things and give you access to unique opportunities.
Ordinarily, that would be all of the explanation I would give. However, due to the unique... magical?..
Unique "power" binding me to this duty, I've been tasked with giving you advice and guidance.
My name is Ambulous, and from now onwards, I will be the guide... of the gods...
Until I am released of this duty.
My First piece of advice is:
Gods usually come in many forms and have many domains. Some opt for large domains, such as specific elements, creation, and other such wide concepts. However, others are not so general.
There used to be a god who was simply the God of teapots.
The domain you carve out for yourself and become recognized as having ownership over will be the main way in which you gain leverage in the world. Though it's appealing to choose a domain that is wide, do not look down on domains that are incredibly specific. As they can become stepping stones to other specific related domains, but also, in a battle of wills between the gods, the more specific the domain you have, the higher the chances of you being able to gain influence over it. Against someone who has a more generic wider influencing domain, even if they become more powerful than you, you may even deny them their workings.
Now you have enough necessary information from me, I will introduce you to this world.
Welcome to Origin.
*UNVEILING, HEAVENLY CONSTRUCT*